Visit at Children's - eh not so great

Well since we had the g-tube removed the last week of October (heck since our 9/25 visit to Children's) my little guy hasn't gained an ounce. Its been a pretty crappy time I have to say. He's had a cold & a virus and worst of all - the g-tube is not healing. He leaks out most of what food we put in. Poor little man. So now we have to get surgery to sew up the stomach and fix the site that's not healing. We are hoping we can get it as soon as possible. I'm 35 weeks pregnant at this point and it really would be great if we could get it in the next few weeks. I just feel so bad that he has been suffering with this for 8 weeks now. 8 weeks!!! I swear it was nice to hear the surgeons just say - lets fix it now - you don't have to wait until January like the surgeon down here said. (who sucks by the way) Keep my little guy in your thoughts that he'll heal like nobody's business & start feeling his old self again!!!

A couple of monkeys getting ready to Trick or Treat

Here is a picture of Isaac and his cousin Georgia posing before going out trick or treating with Grandma and Grandpa. Too bad some neighbor had the bright idea to dress up as the abominable snowman because Georgia may never go trick or treating ever again. The rest of the night all she could talk about was the scary monster she saw. Isaac didn't seem to care too much. I guess he thought it was a big stuffed animal or something.

Tube is slowly healing . . .

So we are two weeks and three days since the tube was taken out and we still wrap the child in gauze like he's just lost a limb. :) Its getting much better though. He doesn't seem to mind it and has been rolling over on his stomach and sleeping on his stomach (which is the major cause of the leaking).
He has a new fondness for chocolate milk thanks to a very spoiling grandpa. Isaac is doing really well right now. He is a silly heart & we are loving every minute with him!!

Wow - we are tube free!

I didn't anticipate that yesterday the surgeon would take the tube out at our appointment. I didn't expect it to be that easy of a process - it never seems simple when it comes to Isaac. But wow - it was simple and now its supposed to heal on its own. If I'd known that all I had to do was pop out the tube and seriously leave the flipping tube out - I would have done it a month ago in the comfort of my own home. :) But wow - its out - and although he's leaking like a sieve with every bite we feed the poor fellow - it will heal. She told us that the inside will heal sooner - and the outside should be completely healed by 3 months. So Johnson & Johnson has their last hoorah at my house. Unless we go through the 50 pounds of gauze I bought last night over the upcoming weekend. :) Which after last night seems very possible.

More Fall Pictures of my Cutie

He wasn't a big fan of the hay for the longest time (as obvious in the first pic) - Just kept looking grossed out by its stringiness. :) He stood holding that crate for a little while before he fell on his bum and laughed. He was adorable - but it was a 70 degree day and I swear I burned him up putting him in the sweater and jeans for a mall trip. Poor boy.

Appt. with surgeon scheduled

We have an appointment scheduled with Dr. Torres to discuss taking Isaac's tube out. I am hoping that she doesn't try to fight us on it - we are so excited to have it taken out. It has been coming out so much in the last few weeks. It kind of defeats the purpose when he loses so much of what he has eaten when the blasted thing comes out! Anyways, we truly hope that it goes well & that the surgery will be quick and painless. As if anything in life is quick and painless.

Isaac is jabbering away these days. And trying to walk - he's really showing the desire to it seems. My parents bought him a little Pooh walker and he is so adorable in it trying to figure it out. He is 15 months old and we bet that tomorrow he'll weigh 20 lbs. Oh wow - to move into the forward facing seat - it will be a whole new world for this boy!!!

My little pumpkin

We took Isaac to the Pumpkin Festival this weekend and he got to play in the pumpkins with his buddy Addy. He really liked seeing all of the little kids and being outside. I hope the weather stays like this!!!